MICHAEL ALLAN #81

Position	Tight End
Height	6-6
Weight	254
Years Experience	1
Birthdate	9/8/1983
Hometown	Bellevue, WA
College	Whitworth
Current status	Active
Games Started	0
Games Played	0

Pro Career

Promising tight end prospect joined the Chiefs as the club’s seventh-round pick (231st overall) in the 2007 NFL Draft … Is expected to battle for a reserve tight end position behind nine-time Pro Bowl TE Tony Gonzalez … Should only benefit from learning the finer points of the game from the NFL’s most prolific pass catcher at the position … His combination of soft hands and a large frame provides the club with another asset as both a blocker and a receiver … Also expected to contribute on special teams … Earned a spot on the club’s 53-man roster on Opening Day in 2007 … Spent the next 13 weeks on the practice squad before returning to the 53-man roster for the season’s final two contests.

Transactions: Signed a three-year contract with Kansas City (12/19/07) ... Added to Kansas City’s practice squad (9/12/07) ... Released by Kansas City (9/11/07) ... Signed a three-year contract with Kansas City (6/1/07) ... Originally entered the NFL as a seventh-round draft pick (231st overall) by the Chiefs in the 2007 NFL Draft.

2007

Was inactive for three games … Was inactive at Houston (9/9) ... Was released on September 11th and added to the practice squad on September 12th … Was promoted to the 53-man roster on December 19th … Was inactive at Detroit (12/23) and at the N.Y. Jets (12/30).

College Bio

Appeared in 36 games (29 starts) at tight end for NCAA Division III Whitworth College, located in Spokane, Washington … Caught 118 passes for 2,202 yards (18.7 avg.) with 29 TDs … Also added three special teams tackles … Concluded collegiate career as Whitworth’s record holder in career touchdown receptions (29), single-season touchdown receptions (15) and career yards per catch (18.7) ... Started all 12 contests at tight end as a senior in 2006 … Logged 53 receptions for 1,100 yards (20.8 avg.) and nine TDs … Earned first-team All-Northwest Conference … Named to the American Football Coaches Association Division III All-America team … Opened eight games at tight end as a junior in 2005 … Recorded 36 catches for 693 yards (19.2 avg.) with 15 TDs … Named first-team All-Northwest Conference honors and earned AFCA Division III All-America honors … Started nine contests at tight end as a sophomore in 2004 … Had 29 receptions for 409 yards and five TDs … Earned first-team All-Northwest Conference honors … Appeared in eight games as a redshirt freshman in 2003 … Redshirted as a true freshman in 2002 … Graduated from Whitworth with a degree in Mass Communications/Journalism.

Personal Bio

• Lettered in both football and basketball at Interlake High School in Bellevue, Washington.

• Was the lone NCAA Division III player to compete in the 2007 East-West Shrine Game.

• Became the first NCAA Division III football player drafted by the Chiefs since RB Daryl Posey was selected in the seventh-round (179th overall) in the ‘83 NFL Draft.

• Full name: Michael Christopher Allan.

• Single, resides in Independence, Missouri.

Michael Allan in the News

9/5/2007 10:50:38 AM - CAMP: TE Michael Allan's Rookie Blog